Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Shares Gap Up – What’s Next?

Shares of Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) gapped up prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $8.3865, but opened at $8.77. Subaru shares last traded at $8.45, with a volume of 5,184 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research raised Subaru from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. UBS Group lowered Subaru from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Reduce”.

Subaru Trading Down 0.4%

The company has a market capitalization of $12.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.02, a PEG ratio of 0.37 and a beta of 0.36. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $8.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $8.04.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $7.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.94 billion. Subaru had a return on equity of 3.01% and a net margin of 1.77%.Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Subaru Corporation will post 0.66 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A hedge fund recently raised its position in Subaru stock. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA boosted its holdings in Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) by 10.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 69,466 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,761 shares during the quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA’s holdings in Subaru were worth $542,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

About Subaru

Subaru Corporation, traded over the counter as OTCMKTS:FUJHY, is a Japanese multinational automaker known for its distinctive use of the horizontally opposed “boxer” engine and standard symmetrical all-wheel-drive system across most of its vehicle lineup. Founded in 1953 as Fuji Heavy Industries, the company rebranded to Subaru Corporation in 2017 to align its corporate identity with its well‐established automotive brand. Subaru’s product portfolio includes compact and midsize sedans, sport wagons, crossovers and SUVs, with flagship models such as the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester and Crosstrek (also marketed as the XV in some regions), as well as the performance-oriented BRZ sports coupe developed in partnership with Toyota.

In addition to passenger vehicles, Subaru Corporation is involved in the manufacturing of automotive components, aerospace products and industrial machinery, leveraging advanced materials and precision engineering capabilities inherited from its Fuji Heavy Industries heritage.